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Advanced Component Testing: Tri-coupler Testing and Freight Car Electrical Power Supply System Demonstration

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Daniel Carter
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/31
Office
RDI-22
Subject:
ResearchRolling Stock
Keywords:
Tri-coupler; freight car; Electrical Power Supply System; EPSS; track
Document
Advanced Component Testing.pdf (1.62 MB)

FRA sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to perform evaluation tests on tri-couplers designed and produced by Sharma Associates, Inc. (SA). SA designed and produced the freight car Electrical Power Supply System (EPSS), while TTCI provided support for the installation and demonstration. SA collected the test data and reported the test findings. Evaluation testing included impact tests and various trackworthiness assessment tests.


Last updated: Friday, August 30, 2024